Convert broadcast video files (MXF) online for free
The converter easily converts your MXF videos to various formats - free and online. No Adobe Premiere Pro or or other Video software needed.
The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other "Broadcast Video Container" formats to MXF without using software like Adobe Premiere Pro or a similar tool.
The .MXF (Material Exchange Format) file is a professional video and audio container format standardized by SMPTE. It is heavily used in digital cinematography, broadcast systems, and high-end camcorders from Sony, Panasonic, and Canon to store raw or high-quality video alongside complex metadata.
You can natively open and edit .MXF files using professional NLE (Non-Linear Editing) software such as Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or Avid Media Composer. For basic viewing, VLC media player is one of the few free tools that can process it reliably.
The main disadvantage of .MXF is its sheer size and complete lack of universal compatibility. Because it acts as a wrapper for heavy, broadcast-grade codecs, files easily consume hundreds of gigabytes of storage. You cannot play an .MXF file directly in a web browser, upload it to standard social media platforms, or share it easily with clients who lack specialized software. Built-in operating system players will almost always reject it.
To make this footage usable for general audiences, conversion is mandatory. For web playback, streaming, and easy sharing, convert to MP4 (using H.264 or H.265 compression). If you are passing the file to Mac users, convert to MOV (Apple ProRes). For archiving with multiple audio tracks, MKV is the best choice. Just drag and drop your file here to analyze and convert it - free, online, and without installing software.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your MXF file.
Users also converted DCP, VLC, ASSETMAP, XMF, MXT, LARGE, MXP, MKF, MX4, MXL, MFX, MXV and BDM files.
If you want to convert MXF file to TTF, OTF, WOFF, WOFF2, EOT, SVG, BDF or PCF, you can use Adobe Premiere Pro or similar software from the "Professional Broadcast Video Container" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert UFO, WOFF, PFB, AFM, F3F, WOFF2, PSF, TTF, TXF or OTF files to MXF, try Adobe Premiere Pro or another comparable tool in the "Professional Broadcast Video Container" category.
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our MXF converter.